After Trinity’s betrayal, Jethro will stop at nothing to make her pay.
Hugh uncovers secrets that make him break his agreement with Meesus.
And Trinity needs to finish this war, even if she lost both the boy of her dreams and the man of her future.

Review:

I found this one a bit slow to pick up, particularly the first part. But it was good to see the characters evolve.
Also, the bits with the forest witch were quite interesting and I enjoyed seeing how her prophecies unfolded. Secrets began being unveiled and I was captured by how the characters handled this new information.
The war does indeed end but there is much left to deal with, so I am looking forward to the next book.

Disclaimer: I would like to thank the author for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Greetings!
Well this week I sure caught up on requests, I added four new books!
I have to admit I am pretty excited to read all of them, particularly We Care for You and Home – Elderly and children, two ages that don’t get much voice in literature!

Do any of these appeal to you?

Netgalley

Margaret Woodruff is slowly dying in a care home. When her son is presented with the chance of exceptional care in her final months, he finds the offer hard to resist.

Winifred is assigned to Margaret’s care. She’s a Helper: a new kind of carer that’s capable, committed and completely tireless – because she’s a synthetic human being.

Under Winifred’s care Margaret’s health improves beyond everyone’s expectations, and Winifred begins to learn from Margaret what it means to be alive. After all, she has a lifetime of experience to pass on – and in a world where youth is the ultimate prize, perhaps it takes a robot to recognise the value of old age.

But how will Winifred use what she learns from Margaret – and what does she truly want from her?

This blurb captured my attention because the book appears to address something that concerns me but I am afraid to consider any further – getting older, and society treats the elderly – in a speculative fiction context. The ratings are quite high so this should be a treat.

FOR FANS OF M J ARLIDGE AND ANGELA MARSONS COMES A TWISTING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT WILL MAKE YOU QUESTION EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW.

She thought she could trust him. She was wrong . . .

When Zoe meets Dan she can’t believe her luck. He’s everything she is looking for in a man – intelligent, charming, stable, supportive.
Until they’re married.
Then Zoe realises that Dan is controlling, aggressive, paranoid.
And there’s no way out.

Or is there?

When Zoe discovers that she’s pregnant, she realises that the only way she can keep her baby is to leave Dan.
But that’s harder than you think.
He found her once before, and she knows he can find her again.
But Dan has plans of his own – plans that don’t necessarily include Zoe.

But then, even the best laid plans often go awry, and you really need to be careful about who you trust . . .

The first line of the blurb makes me think the characters in this book are multidimensional, and considering the sensitive subject, I believe I will enjoy this quite a lot.

Jesika is four and a half.

She lives in a flat with her mother and baby brother and she knows a lot. She knows their flat is high up and the stairs are smelly. She knows she shouldn’t draw on the peeling wallpaper or touch the broken window. And she knows she loves her mummy and baby brother Toby.

She does not know that their landlord is threatening to evict them and that Toby’s cough is going to get much worse. Or that Paige, her new best friend, has a secret that will explode their world.

I am a sucker for books with a child’s point of view. Considering what I have heard about it, this should be quite an emotional read.

On a bright January morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they’ve just bought in Trinity Avenue.
Nothing strange about that. Except it is your house. And you didn’t sell it.

For better, for worse.

When Fi arrives home to find a removals van outside her house, she is completely blind-sided. Trinity Avenue has been her family’s home for years. Where are all her belongings? How could this have happened? Desperately calling her ex-husband, Bram, who owns the house with her, Fi discovers he has disappeared.

For richer, for poorer.

The more Fi uncovers, the more she realises their lives have been turned upside by a nightmare of their own making. A devastating crime has been committed, but who exactly is the guilty party? What has Bram hidden from her – and what has she hidden from him?

Till death us do part.

I have to admit the cover really captured my attention.
Then I read the blurb and figured I would enjoy this mystery as well. Sounds like the characters are really interesting.

And that’s it for this week!

Have you read this book or do you plan to?

Are you excited about reading any particular books you got this week?

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